Graco has announced the recall of two types of baby strollers, saying they pose a strangulation risk to children. Graco's voluntary recall, made in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is due to a design problem that may cause a child to become trapped between the food tray and the seat. Becoming trapped could lead to choking or strangulation, the company reports. The strollers involved are the Quattro Tour and the Metrolite, manufactured before November 2006 and July 2007 respectively.

A California company has voluntarily recalled 22,500 Bugaboo Bee strollers after receiving 121 reports of brakes failing, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Consumers should stop using the strollers and order a free repair kit. Call 800-460-2922 or go to SunSentinel.com/strollerkit. For details and product photos, go to SunSentinel.com/strollerrecall. - Diane C. Lade

It was reportedly a five-pronged attack and seemed to involve everything except the proverbial kitchen sink -- and the dispute didn't even involve a woman, drugs or booze. Jamaal Tarshae Johnson, 21, of Lakeland, allegedly threatened his childhood buddy with a gun and baby stroller, hit him with his truck, then a broom -- and finally, threw a socket wrench at him, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. What was the fight about? Get the DUHtails at The Ledger in Lakeland.

PEMBROKE PINES -- A thief stole a 1983 Toyota Corolla from a Southwest 12th Street residence but abandoned it a few blocks away. The radio and two child strollers valued at $700 were missing. On July 29 the owner reported the $4,000 car had been taken the previous night.

About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at major retailers are being recalled after some children's fingertips were amputated by hinges on the products. The recall by Graco Children's Products Inc. includes certain model numbers of its Passage, Alano and Spree strollers and travel systems. The company received seven reports of children placing their fingers in a stroller's canopy hinge as the canopy was being opened or closed. Five children had their fingertips severed and two received cuts.

Parents who own one of the 1 million Maclaren umbrella-style strollers recalled last week don't need to toss them. A repair kit that covers the folding hinge will fix the defect. They can be obtained for free by contacting the manufacturer at 877-688-2326 or by going to maclaren.us/recall. Maclaren issued the recall after receiving 12 reports of children severing their fingertips when the hinge closed. Nine models of single and double strollers, sold between 1999 through this month at juvenile stores and major retailers, are affected.

Government officials have issued warnings about baby strollers that have caused severe injuries to children`s hands. Some of the strollers made by Graco Children`s Products Inc. in Pennsylvania have been involved in seven reported accidents; six of the accidents resulted in amputations or lacerations of fingers, and the seventh in a fractured thumb. The injuries were reported by families whose children used some stroller models sold before June 1989. In the strollers involved, the device that adjusts the seat position is exposed.

Parents worried about their Maclaren strollers, recalled this week following 12 reports of children's fingertips being severed in the folding hinge, can have the defect fixed free Friday at a Boca Raton retailer. Strolling in Style and its partner Miami store, The Stroller Doctor, will have technicians available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to repair any recalled Maclaren stroller, regardless of where it was purchased. In the recall action announced Monday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, consumers were told to contact Maclaren USA for a free hinge repair kit. But they had to wait for the item to be sent to them plus do the installation themselves.

Travelers with small children can now get baby strollers at the Alamo Rent A Car plaza near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The ability to pick up a stroller saves parents the trouble of dragging one onto an airplane. It is one of a package of amenities the Fort Lauderdale firm is adding to the basic car rental service in hopes of boosting customer loyalty and perhaps pricing in the leisure side of the business. Strollers were first tested in Orlando and have spread to Alamo locations in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, as well as Fort Lauderdale.

A Christmas night tragedy has left a Sunrise family grieving over the death of a grandmother while also hoping that the two young cousins she was pushing on a stroller will recover. The grandmother, Li Fang Dong, 61, of Sunrise, and the boys were hit at the intersection of Pine Island Road and Sunset Strip at about 7 p.m., police said. She died from her injuries. The boys, ages 1 and 2, were taken to Broward Health Medical Center in serious condition, police said. A neighbor on Thursday said a relative of the crash victims came to his house asking to watch over the family home while they stayed at the hospital and worked on funeral arrangements.

The Boynton Beach Recreation and Parks Department's Senior Center has started a 55+ Walking Club at Jaycee Park. These walking club strolls are designed to offer an easy, pleasant social walking experience. The new walking club will provide participants with a comfortable and gradual approach to fitness. Walking with other 55+ strollers provides the added benefits of a valuable support network and new friendships. The walking club will start with a short warm-up lap, stop to stretch and resume walking for 5 laps.

The Florida Highway Patrol was investigating a three vehicle accident on Tuesday evening. It happened around 7 p.m. on southbound Interstate 95 just north of the Atlantic Blvd. exit in Pompano Beach, the FHP said. A passing motorist described seeing a wheelchair, baby strollers and child car seats at the scene of the crash, but there were no serious injuries reported, Sgt. Mark Wysocky said. No children were involved. The driver who uses a wheelchair was taken to the hospital as a precaution, Wysocky said.

Deputies busted a trio of convicted felons - Sara Lynn Landis, 29; Michael Paul Anderson, 31, and Adam James Shartle, 27, - with a combined total of 48 bookings and 105 records, for stealing $545 in shoes from Kohl's in Port Charlotte on Wednesday, according to a news release from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. Kohl's security notified deputies that the three were observed stealing seven pair of shoes and putting them in the baby stroller with Landis'18-month-old baby boy. As they exited the store security who tried to stop them.

A dad walking with an infant in a stroller told Andrew M. McNeil to "slow down" while driving in the Port Richey apartment complex, reports the St. Petersburg Times. So what did McNeil do? "I threw my truck in reverse to slam on my brakes to scare him and get out and fight him," McNeil, 32, told a deputy, according to a report. That's when McNeil struck the stroller with the infant inside and caused the stroller to roll underneath his truck. How's the baby?

Babysitting probably isn't the best career track for Keyona Davis. Davis, a 23-year-old Daytona Beach woman, was arrested and accused of placing an 8-month-old boy in a stroller in the back of a pickup. She sat on the bed of the pickup next to the stroller while a man drove the truck, according to the Daytona Beach police, reports The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Get the DUHtails at The Daytona Beach News-Journal. More FloriDUH Categories: South Florida (492)

Beginning Friday, parents once again will be able swap their old cribs, car seats, strollers and similar items for discounts on newer, safer models. Toys "R" Us is reprising its Cash for Clunker Cribs event, offering 25 percent off any new durable baby product from 19 participating manufacturers in exchange for old, potentially unsafe items. Meanwhile, the Consumer Product Safety Commission posted another recall of strollers, citing a risk of fingertip cuts or amputations.

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A woman and her toddler son were hospitalized on Tuesday after the stroller-pushing mother was struck by a pickup truck, according to officials and witnesses. The accident at the intersection of Northwest 19th Street and Northwest 29th Avenue occurred at 10 a.m., Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesman Matt Little said. Both the 22-year-old woman and her 13-month-old son, of Fort Lauderdale, were taken to Broward General Medical Center, Little said. To protect the child's privacy, police would not identify either victim, said Detective Travis Mandell, the Fort Lauderdale police spokesman.